Juniper Mesa 3, Owner'S Manual

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Mesa 3 Rugged Tablet Owner’s Manual
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Scan option: This is a way to test your setup. When
pressed, the Scan Data box is cleared and an RFID scan
is initiated. An alternative is to put the cursor in the Scan
Data box, and then press the button that is assigned as
the scan button (P1, P2, or P3).
Reading a Tag
Open a document to receive the tag data and put a
cursor in the proper location. For best read performance,
hold the Mesa 3 with the display facing you, and the tag
directly away from the back of the Mesa 3. The RFID reader
is internal and roughly 2” to the right of the camera when
looking at the back of the Mesa 3. The best orientation is
portrait or landscape with Mesa 3 orthogonal or normal to
the tag.
The distance required between the tag and Mesa 3 varies
depending on the tag. This is not a long range reader, so
you may need to be as close as a few inches and may be
as far as 3 feet from the tag.
Antenna for RFID Reader
The antenna is a circularly polarized antenna. This has
reduced range, but allows the Mesa 3 to be held in any
orientation (linear antennas can have longer range if held
in the right orientation).
RS-232 Port
An RS-232 9-Pin D-Sub connector is an option for the Mesa
3. Depending on the factory configuration, it will provide
either 5 VDC or 12 VDC on pin 9.
There is a RS-232 Control Panel to configure the behavior of
the RS-232 port. There is a link to it on the desktop.